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4.28.2015

I can't believe my littlest is 3! We celebrated the big t-h-r-e-e with a construction-themed birthday party for the little dude. Thanks to good ol' Pinterest, there was no shortage of inspiration to plan the décor and DIY projects for the party. Click here to view my party planning inspiration board on Pinterest, and click here to follow @fabeverydayblog on Pinterest for ongoing inspiration.

The party color scheme was primarily black and yellow, with some orange and brown accents.

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This was the hit activity of the party. Play sand from Home Depot in a kid's swimming pool (wrapped with black trash bags), and filled with CAT Mini Machines toy construction vehicles (purchased in 5-packs from Amazon).

S was in it before the party even started, and stayed out there pretty much the whole time!

Orange cones provided not only party décor, but also props for this cone ring toss game. 10 pack of cones purchased from Amazon.

I also printed several copies of these construction themed coloring pages for the kids to play with inside with some jumbo crayons: dump truck, excavator, bulldozer, and toolbox.

Edited to add: All printables for the party are available in this post here. These printables are free, but I would appreciate a follow for @fabeverydayblog on social media (you can find me on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, or Snapchat with that username) in return. If you post pictures of your parties, tag @fabeverydayblog in them so we can see what you do! Finally, if you blog about your party, please link back to www.fabeveryday.com in your blog posts to credit the printables and inspiration.

Another birthday party done, and another good time had by all, especially our birthday boy! I wonder what theme G will have in store for us next!

4.21.2015

The weather in Central Texas finally feels like spring! I am more than ready for SS15 fashion, and had the perfect opportunity to shop: my upcoming trip to Turkey and Greece with Mediterranean Delights Fitness Voyage (more on that later). On the blog today I am sharing some of my new spring/summer vacation fashion looks.

Black, three-quarter sleeve crop top from Forever 21 and high-waisted striped full midi skirt from Express.

Striped V-neck long-sleeved tee and flowing wide-leg Smocked Palazzo Pants from Forever 21. As parts of Turkey are a bit more conservative than other parts of Europe, I wanted to make sure I brought some outfits that were cute and comfy, but also provided coverage.

Boho chic floral long-sleeved maxi dress from Forever 21, and knee-high gladiator sandals (Megara) from JustFab. If you're not a member of JustFab yet, click here to join (disclosure: this is an affiliate link, which means I receive commission from JustFab if you sign-up using the link)!﻿

4.07.2015

Spring has finally sprung in Central Texas, which makes us want to get outdoors and garden! This year, my husband and I decided it was time to redo our front garden. We hadn't done much with it since moving in four years ago, so we figured it was time to give the space an update and make it our own. Plus, the plants up there had a difficult time with all of the freezing weather we had this winter. We decided to find some good Texas native plants that could not only handle the winter cold, but could also handle the ongoing drought conditions.

Here is what our front garden looked like up until a few weeks ago:

Here is what is looks like now:

First, we did some research on the Texas native plants we wanted. We were also inspired by the color and mixed textures from the plants in this pin:

Upon recommendations from some folks, we went to The Natural Gardener to see a good selection of Texas native plants, and so we could ask questions of the knowledgeable staff. We found exactly what we wanted, and decided to go with Mexican feather grass and artemesia (which we alternated in the front), and Mexican bush sage (for the back row):

We also decided to add some plants in large plant pots around our front entrance. We found these cool GRÄSET plant pots from Ikea (the tall one is here, and the square one is here). We planted licorice plant and lavender in them to match the silver and purple colors we incorporated in the main part of the front garden: